Son of Gedeon Marlett (Marlatt, Merlet) and Margriet Martyn. He was born at Mannheim in the Palatinate, Germany (Mannheim is now within the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany). He was subsequently christened in the French Reformed Church at Mannheim on 3 February 1656. 6 As a young boy, Abraham emigrated with his parents to the Dutch Colony of New Amsterdam in North America, where they settled on Staten Island in what is now Richmond County, New York. Abraham is believed to have been married twice during his life. He married first in about 1677 in New York to a woman named Christence Billieu. Christence was the daughter of Pierre Billieu and Francoise du Bois. According to available records, on 17 March 1678 Abraham Marlet was given one-half of a lot of land on Staten Island by his brother, Paulus. This lot was apparently being received by Paulus out of his father's original land patent. Other records indicate that Abraham was elected in 1698, and again in 1703, to be the Tax Collector for the South Division of Staten Island. Sometime after his first wife passed away, Abraham married for a second time to a woman named Elizabeth. After their marriage, Abraham and Elizabeth settled at Piscataway in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Abraham died at Piscataway in 1716. His will, which was dated 6 June 1714, was subsequently probated before the Middlesex County Court on 16 May 1716. With the exception of the daughter named Margaret, and the son named Abraham, both of whom probably died at an early age, all of the other children listed below were mentioned in Abraham Marlet's will.

All of the children Abraham had with his first wife are believed to have been born in New York. Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Marlet). Margaret ------ b. in NY. chr. 31 March 1678 at the Flatbush D.R.C., NY. (now part of Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.) d. believed to have died young. Abraham ------ b. in NY. chr. 16 May 1680 at the New Utrecht D.R.C., NY. (now part of Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.) d. believed to have died young. Frances ------- b. in NY. m. Jan LeForge. 12,15,24,26 d. 1755 at Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ. Elizabeth ------ b. in NY. m. Cornelius Sleght in NJ. Thomas ------- b. in NY. m. Neeltje "Nelly" (MNU) in NJ. d. 1748 in Somerset Co., NJ. Gideon -------- b. in NY. m. Penelope "Neeltje" Bakker in NJ.d. April 1747 in Somerset Co., NJ.

Issue from 2nd marriage: (Surname Marlet) Joris ------------ b. 14 April 1706 in Somerset Co., NJ. "George" chr. 14 April 1706 at the Raritan D.R.C., Somerset Co., NJ. m. Rizpah Runyon in NJ. 24,26 27. Dirck ----------- b. in Somerset Co., NJ. "Richard" chr. October 1708 at the Raritan D.R.C., Somerset Co., NJ. m. (1) 13 August 1730 to Jannetje Schamp at the Harlingen (Millstone) D.R.C., Somerset Co., NJ. 29 m. (2) January 1755 to Jannetje Vlierboom at the New York City D.R.C., New York Co., NY. 11 28. Jan ------------- b. 15 March 1711 in Somerset Co., NJ. "John" chr. 25 April 1711 at the Raritan D.R.C., Somerset Co., NJ. m. Malle (MNU).